Juliet Gerrard
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professor, director, trustee, patron, author; recovering science advisor
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Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie
It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-12-2024/juliet-gerrard-funding-the-whole-pie
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Data on the cuts to the Marsden Fund reported by RNZ this morning
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Marsden Fund says it was given only a day's notice of further funding cuts
The Marsden Fund is among three contestable funds to lose millions to help set up the new Institute for Advanced Technology.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/570350/marsden-fund-says-it-was-given-only-a-day-s-notice-of-further-funding-cuts
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PM's new chief science advisor: Still independent? | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
https://youtu.be/qrk98sRhS4A?si=rxFGU-d-7FbPx3Cu
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Majority of Governmentâs $231m spend on Advanced Technology Institute funded through planned research funding cuts
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Majority of Govt's $231m tech institute funded through research funding cuts
'It will be a cornerstone of our plan to grow a high-tech, high-value economy.'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/majority-of-governments-231m-spend-on-advanced-technology-institute-funded-through-planned-research-funding-cuts/P3O5WLS3HVDCHODK3DQ37JB4WQ/
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The Gutting of Americaâs Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
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The Gutting of Americaâs Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the countryâs medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/04/health/trump-cuts-nih-grants-research.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20250610&instance_id=156237&nl=science-times®i_id=141337666&segment_id=199636&user_id=949dbbaffde03dcb423917ce604105ab&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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PM's new science advisor John Roche
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PM's new science advisor John Roche
The Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, John Roche, is getting underway with his new job, a year after the position was vacated
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018989805/pm-s-new-science-advisor-john-roche
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html?campaign_id=34
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Gene tech the winner in new science budget
Most of the $813m budget line was a rebate for international moviemakers. The lion's share of leftovers went to overseeing GMOs and foreign projects
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/22/gene-tech-the-winner-in-new-science-budget/
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Budget 2025 continues the government's shift of the science sector towards more "growth-promoting investments".
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Budget 2025: Science system funding - Expert Reaction
Amid this year's science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator. Science, Innovation and Technology M...
https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/05/22/budget-2025-science-system-funding-expert-reaction/
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Budget 2025 and tech: $212m in cuts to existing programmes as funds âreprioritisedâ; Elevate mini top-up; modest spending on new agencies confirmed
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Budget 2025: $212m in cuts to existing business, science and innovation programmes
No surprises in another thin year for the sector.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/budget-2025-and-tech-212m-in-cuts-to-existing-programmes-as-funds-reprioritised-elevate-mini-top-up-modest-spending-on-new-agencies-confirmed/KTFTN74BMVAJVL2Z6RW6T74FLM/
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Budget 2025 and tech: $212m in cuts to existing programmes as funds âreprioritisedâ; Elevate mini top-up; modest spending on new agencies confirmed
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Budget 2025: $212m in cuts to existing business, science and innovation programmes
No surprises in another thin year for the sector.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/budget-2025-and-tech-212m-in-cuts-to-existing-programmes-as-funds-reprioritised-elevate-mini-top-up-modest-spending-on-new-agencies-confirmed/KTFTN74BMVAJVL2Z6RW6T74FLM/
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Watchdog warns of âgrave dangerâ if science reform botched
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/environment-watchdog-warns-of-grave-danger-if-science-sector-reform-botched/
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Congratulations, John đș John Roche named as PM's new chief science advisor
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John Roche named as PM's new chief science advisor
John Roche has been appointed to the top job, almost a year after the PM's former advisor stepped down.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/560121/john-roche-named-as-pm-s-new-chief-science-advisor
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Great read - thanks for writing such an engaging book Shaun, and for creating a record of all that mahi five years ago, which made a huge difference đș
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Single-use plastic bans quietly shelved
A final wave of plastic bans has been pushed back indefinitely, though previous 'sustainable' replacements may not have been as green as they seem.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/16/single-use-plastic-bans-quietly-shelved/
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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact âmerit-based reformâ in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/harvard-trump-reject-demands.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g&pvid=E8F62B6F-45A7-47B0-B69D-350AF6C8EC0B
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Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed?
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved millions of lives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/health/covid-pandemic-public-health.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g&pvid=E747AA73-DD3E-49F6-BAC6-1ECCB202A77A
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Devastating landslides have hit Milford Sound in the past â if it happened today, the impact would dwarf Whakaari/White Island
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Devastating landslides have hit Milford Sound in the past â if it happened today, the impact would dwarf Whakaari/White Island
A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?
https://theconversation.com/devastating-landslides-have-hit-milford-sound-in-the-past-if-it-happened-today-the-impact-would-dwarf-whakaari-white-island-251700?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, weâre still poorly prepared for the next one
Itâs more than likely weâll face another pandemic in the future. So what can we learn from COVID?
https://theconversation.com/5-years-since-covid-was-declared-a-pandemic-were-still-poorly-prepared-for-the-next-one-245362?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Why Trump Picked a Science Adviser Who Isnât a Scientist
Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/science/trump-science-advisor-michael-kratsios.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Hereâs what we know so far
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Hereâs what we know so far
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has around a 1-in-77 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 â but thereâs no need to panic.
https://theconversation.com/astronomers-have-spied-an-asteroid-that-may-be-heading-for-earth-heres-what-we-know-so-far-248753?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Newsroom NZ
10 months ago
From the University of Auckland - Opinion: The appointment of conspiracy theorist RFK Jr as US Secretary of Health and Human Services is a catastrophe for public health.
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Welcome to the dark ages, where the stakes have never been higher
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/health/trump-health-communications.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276342/nsf-freezes-grant-review-trump-executive-orders-dei-science
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Trump hits NIH with âdevastatingâ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing âa lot of uncertainty, fear, and panicâ
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3hmlDYGeY-7m7IerCP4g08z9xfiNLojCyyeooGLAHIYshzqVAAU_2GCCA_aem_AzV2nFXpxPDEG_1Hx3vCvQ
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Despite fears of falling trust in expert knowledge, a global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly
Even if thereâs no acute crisis of trust in science, we shouldnât minimise the disproportionate impact vocal minorities who distrust science may have on policy and society.
https://theconversation.com/despite-fears-of-falling-trust-in-expert-knowledge-a-global-survey-shows-new-zealanders-value-science-highly-247181
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Bring back Muldoon's approach to gangs â plea
Those who know gangs best want a return to Muldoonâs âcarrot-and-stickâ approach, and rules to stop the media from sensationalising gangs.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/13/bring-back-muldoons-approach-to-gangs-plea-to-mps/
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Ed Hawkins
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The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history â about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements have been condensed into a single vital number.
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My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows itâs the hottest year yet
These âwarming stripesâ, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.
https://theconversation.com/my-new-dark-red-climate-stripe-for-2024-shows-its-the-hottest-year-yet-246914
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Mapping changes in temperature: 2024 edition
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Spiralling global temperatures: 2024 edition
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I wonder if this affects NZ's next emissions budget, which included a biggish contribution from waste management đ€ Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies
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Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies
The government has quietly cancelled plans to improve recycling and roll out a kerbside food scraps composting scheme.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/537337/government-quietly-scraps-waste-minimisation-policies
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Open letter on importance of research in the social sciences and humanities
Open letter on importance of research in the social sciences and humanities  TÄnÄ koe Prime Minister, The role of the Royal Society Te ApÄrangi, as set out in the Royal Society of New Zealand Act,...
https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/open-letter-on-importance-of-the-social-sciences-and-humanities/
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Media Statement: Letter from the Board on funding cuts to New Zealand Marsden Fund
https://acola.org/media-statement-letter-from-the-board-on-funding-cuts-to-new-zealand-marsden-fund/
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What a week đ€ŠđŒââïž
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Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps all support for social sciences
Scientists shocked as âblue-skyâ Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy
https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-cuts-basic-research-new-zealand-scraps-all-support-social-sciences
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Demographic data for the Marsden Fund - last 5 funding rounds 2020-2024: âą Two cohorts of data are presented for each demographic category: - All panels included - Panels without the inclusion of the HUM and SOC panels. (Sourced from the Marsden Fund).
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Initial analysis of the impact on Marsden Fund changes on success rates for MÄori researchers, with a link through to modelled data based on the 2024 funding round here:
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PRESS RELEASE Cuts to Humanities and Social Sciences Research Will Impact MÄori Most | NgÄ Pae o te MÄramatanga
http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/publication/press-release-cuts-humanities-and-social-sciences-research-will-impact-maori-most
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Re speculation near the start of this clip; info from Marsden Fund: Social sciences panel was part of Marsden since the Fundâs inception in 1995 (by Simon Upton). For the 1997 round the Humanities panel was added (by which time the Minister was Maurice Williamson).
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Judith Collins On Why The Marsden Fund Needs To Focus On Science
YouTube video by The Platform NZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euC31Rlcffs
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Marsden Fund cuts a win for 'convenient' evidence
From the University of Auckland â Opinion: Cutting social sciences and humanities from NZâs âblue skiesâ research funding means dark times for independent thought.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/marsden-fund-cuts-a-win-for-convenient-evidence/
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Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie
It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-12-2024/juliet-gerrard-funding-the-whole-pie
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very sad day
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Great video now available to support the policy brief âŠ
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add a skeleton here at some point
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An amazing journey
@medickinson.bsky.social
. Thanks for all the hard mahi and incredible impact over the past 8 years.
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Nanogirl Labs pulls plug on science education for tamariki due to funding crisis
Cuts in government funding and sponsorship have led to the popular science education programme becoming unsustainable, its co-founder says.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/535180/nanogirl-labs-pulls-plug-on-science-education-for-tamariki-due-to-funding-crisis
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A pleasure to use what we learned in our Rethinking Plastic Project (
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A real treat to join the Science Communicators' Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) conference today. So much fantastic collaboration in this community to help navigate science communication challenges at a challenging and critical time.
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Itâs AMR awareness week and it was a pleasure to join local and international AMR researchers and advocates this morning to discuss growing international acknowledgement of the need for urgent action. The PMCSA 2021 report here:
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. The government response is yet to be published.
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Useful in depth article from RNZ on the likely consequences of the new Gangs Act.
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What we know about the likely consequences of the new Gangs Act
Explainer - How will new gang laws, inspired by Australia's, likely play out in New Zealand?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/534397/what-we-know-about-the-likely-consequences-of-the-new-gangs-act
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